The UK is closed for business

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8NL6De-yuI

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Originally Posted by MattGarner

Don't even start. Do you even know what ash can do? You might want to watch: Air Crash Investigation/Mayday: All Engines Failed, you can watch it on youtube. That is why the airspace is closed, its a major problem to jet engines. NAT's would NOT close the airspace for nothing. <_<

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Tis true ya know.

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Originally Posted by MattGarner

Don't even start. Do you even know what ash can do? You might want to watch: Air Crash Investigation/Mayday: All Engines Failed, you can watch it on youtube. That is why the airspace is closed, its a major problem to jet engines. NAT's would NOT close the airspace for nothing. <_<

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I do know what ash can do and how it can effect planes, however I can not see any need for alarm although i've just seen a aerial photograph and it is heading our way it appears. Although in relation to closing airports, they aren't exactly the best in the world; remember they closed the airports and grounded flights because of some snow?

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Originally Posted by -:Undertaker:-

I do know what ash can do and how it can effect planes, however I can not see any need for alarm although i've just seen a aerial photograph and it is heading our way it appears. Although in relation to closing airports, they aren't exactly the best in the world; remember they closed the airports and grounded flights because of some snow?

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If I remember correctly it wasn't NAT's who ordered the airports to close down. (Regarding the snow)

More like the airports and airlines themselves! Airports are not fully closed, they have banned any IFR traffic from coming in and going out, they are still open for emergency reasons.

There aint much use in having an airport open if there's no traffic..

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Originally Posted by MattGarner

If I remember correctly it wasn't NAT's who ordered the airports to close down. (Regarding the snow)

More like the airports and airlines themselves! Airports are not fully closed, they have banned any IFR traffic from coming in and going out, they are still open for emergency reasons.

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I don't recall saying it was NAT's (whatever that agency is) who closed the airports, i'm making the point that i'm sceptical over issues such as this because in the past we have had the shameful 'elf and safety restrictions imposed which left us the laughing stock of the world.

It isn't jsut the Uk that has closed airports, Norway, Sweden etc have closed as well.

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Originally Posted by -:Undertaker:-

I don't recall saying it was NAT's (whatever that agency is) who closed the airports, i'm making the point that i'm sceptical over issues such as this because in the past we have had shameful elf and safety imposed which left us the laughing stock of the world.

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NAT'S is the Natioanl Air Traffic Services and it manages the ATC over the United Kingdom. We are not the only country who have closed airports or airspace. NAT's would not close airspace for nothing when its a billion poind industry!

And if anyone says they don't know anything. Of course they do, they manage millions of planes all the time!


Edit: If you know what ash can do to aircraft, then you would know why the airspace is closed.

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Originally Posted by MattGarner

NAT'S is the Natioanl Air Traffic Services and it manages the ATC over the United Kingdom. We are not the only country who have closed airports or airspace. NAT's would not close airspace for nothing when its a billion poind industry!

And if anyone says they don't know anything. Of course they do, they manage millions of planes all the time!

Edit: If you know what ash can do to aircraft, then you would know why the airspace is closed.

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As I added to my earlier post, I just looked at the satelitte photos and said that I can see the ash is coming over the British Isles so I can see why they are closed. In regards to the aviation industry; it ground to a halt when we had a few centimetres of snow and was a shambles and I expect the reason why they feel the need to close or stop running (during snow conditions) is because they are under the fear of the health and safety brigade coming down on them like a tonne of bricks as they do with the smallest of things these days. That is why at first I was sceptical. :)

lol saw the thread title and thought it was another anti-Labour thread :P

Mother Nature always wins...